IBM this week released a pair of rack-dense servers targeted for telecommunications customers. The 1U servers run Windows 2000 or Linux.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 29, 2001
Toshiba will rebrand Stratus' fault-tolerant two-processor servers running Windows 2000 Advanced Server for sale in Japan. Toshiba joins NEC in making a deal to sell systems based on Stratus' technology.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 29, 2001
Intel goosed its processor clock speeds to a new psychological level this week with the introduction of the 2 GHz Pentium 4. The processor marks one half of what Intel and Microsoft hope will be a PC industry-reviving duo of fast Pentium 4 processors and Windows XP.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 28, 2001
Microsoft's interim version of 64-bit Windows server went into general availability Tuesday. Customers will only be able to buy the OS through hardware vendors selling complete 64-bit systems.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 28, 2001
Microsoft posted its latest browser upgrade, Internet Explorer 6.0, to the Web this week ahead of the company's previously disclosed plans to hold off availability of IE 6 until Windows XP became available.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 28, 2001
Microsoft has a new tool designed to help administrators secure and harden Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 systems running the software giant's IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0 Web servers.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 27, 2001
Contributing editor Stephen Swoyer argues against accusing IT managers of negligence for failing to install the well-publicized IIS patch before the Code Red worm hit. In fact, Swoyer says the incident is reason to renew customer calls for Microsoft to improve its hotfix and service pack quality assurance.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 27, 2001
The movies <i>Wall Street</i> and <i>Other People’s Money</i> never had sequels, but if the producers are looking for new plotlines, all they have to do is watch the high-stakes corporate drama now playing out between Computer Associates and an insurgent group of investors led by Texas moneyman Sam Wyly.
- By Joe McKendrick
- August 23, 2001
Unix vendors will have a harder time justifying their servers to customers as industry-standard servers with built-in fault tolerance reach the market, according to the market analysis firm IDC.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 23, 2001
The obvious but time-consuming process of certifying the .NET Enterprise Servers on the Windows 2000 Server platforms that they were written for is slowly but surely getting completed.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 23, 2001
Analyst firm Gartner took a look at corporate buying of application servers. The conclusion? Corporate America is throwing away money. Microsoft, which bundles application server technology free with other products, was quick to highlight the study.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 22, 2001
IBM on Wednesday unveiled a user migration program for NCR Teradata users.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 22, 2001
Microsoft patched a limited vulnerability involving infrared devices used with Windows 2000 that opens the door for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 22, 2001
Market research firm and consultancy Gartner warned recently that the version of Windows that Microsoft plans to ship after Windows .NET Server – code-named “Blackcomb” – would probably be delayed through 2003.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 21, 2001
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said Windows XP will be released to manufacturing (RTM) this Friday, according to the Reuters news agency.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 21, 2001
The laptop-tuned OS is gaining ground in new computer shipments, computer-makers and analysts say, but Windows 2000 Professional hasn't generated the expected groundswell of demand.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 20, 2001
In this special report, ENT examines whether mobile computing can live up to the hype in an enterprise setting. In a separate article, we look at Windows 2000 Professional's mobile potential and actual demand.
Mobile and wireless computing devices – such as personal digital assistants and Web phones – are pervasive. But are we expecting too much from them in an enterprise setting?
- By Joe McKendrick
- August 20, 2001
The wireless LAN equipment market will grow from $969 million in revenues in 2000 to $4.5 billion in 2006, according to new research from a market analysis firm.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 20, 2001
Microsoft isn’t the only vendor that’s had to scramble lately to patch security vulnerabilities in its software. Last week, the CERT Coordination Center alerted administrators to a severe vulnerability that affects two flagship network management platforms from HP and Tivoli.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 20, 2001